Harry Chapin discography

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Harry Chapin discography
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Studio albums9
Live albums2
Compilation albums14
Singles13
Sales16,750,000 +

This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. Chapin was a popular singer in the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved international success with a string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. Shortly after his career debut in 1972, he became one of the highest paid artists in the world. All of his single releases managed to chart on at least one international chart.

TV appearances and credits[]

Harry Chapin was featured on many TV shows throughout his career. Most notably on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He was on the show a total of 14 times. He made history as the first performer to be called back the next night to perform on the show. This was due to performance of Taxi.

He became friends with fellow songwriter, John Denver, often appearing on TV with him. Denver hosted the pilot episode of The Midnight Special in which Harry was one of the first performers on the show.

− The following are all the currently known TV shows and movies Harry Chapin was on or has songwriting credits on:[1]

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

Year Album Chart Positions Certifications Sales
US AUS[2] CA
1972 Heads & Tales 60[3] 36 57 —
  • Gold (US)
  • Platinum (CA)
 1,100,000
1972 Sniper and Other Love Songs 160[4] — — — —
  • 350,000
1973 Short Stories 61[5] 46 39 —
  • Gold (US)
  • Platinum (CA)
 1,100,000
1974 Verities & Balderdash 4[6] 15 4 —
  • 2x Platinum (US)
  • 2x Platinum (CA)
 2,700,000
1975 Portrait Gallery 53[7] 88 — — 350,000
1976 On the Road to Kingdom Come 87[8] 95 66 — 350,000
1977 Dance Band on the Titanic 58[9] — 91 — 500,000
1978 Living Room Suite 133[11] — — — 350,000
1980 Sequel 58[12] 42 72 —
  • Gold (US)
 500,000

Live albums[]

Year Album Charts Certifications Sales
US AUS[2] CA
1976 Greatest Stories Live 48[13] — 71
  • 2x Platinum (US)
  • Platinum (CA)
 2,100,000
1979 Legends of the Lost and Found 163[14] 72 64 250,000

Compilation and specialty albums[]

Year Album Charts Certifications Sales
US
1985 Anthology of Harry Chapin
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Elektra/Asylum Records
 — 250,000
1987 Remember When the Music
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Dunhill Compact Classics
 — 250,000
1988 The Gold Medal Collection
  • Released: September 13, 1988
  • Label: Elektra/Asylum Records
 — Platinum (US) 1,000,000
1988 The Last Protest Singer
  • Released: November 30, 1988
  • Label: DCC Compact Classics
 — 250,000
1990 Harry Chapin Tribute — N/A
1998 The Bottom Line Encore Collection
  • Released: March 10, 1998
  • Label: The Bottom Line Record Company
— N/A
1999 Story of a Life — N/A
1999 Storyteller
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: BOA Records
 — N/A
2000 Onwards and Upwards
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Harry Chapin Foundation
 — N/A
2001 VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin Collection — N/A
2002 The Essentials — N/A
2003 Classics
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Warner Special Products
 — N/A
2006 Introducing... Harry Chapin
  • Released: August 1, 2006
  • Label: Rhino Records
 — N/A
2015 Bottom Line Archive Series: Live 1981
  • Released: June 30, 2015
  • Label: The Bottom Line Record Company
 — N/A
2019 The Singles A's & B's
  • Released: March 01, 2019
  • Label: Wounded Bird Records
 — N/A

Other appearances[]

  • Chapin Music! (1966, Rock-Land Records) – by The Chapin Brothers (Harry, Tom and Steve along with their father Jim)

Singles[]

  • Sales figures with a * are estimated based on album sales.
Year Song Title US
Billboard Hot 100		 US
Cash Box Top 100		 US
Adult Contemporary		 CAN
RPM (magazine)		 CAN
Adult Contemporary		 NZ
Listener		 AUS[2]
 UK
 IE Certifications Sales
1972 "Taxi" 24 20 — 5 — 19 30 — — — —
"Could You Put Your Light On, Please" — 81 — — — — — — — N/A 50,000*
"Sunday Morning Sunshine" 75 77 30 — — — — — — N/A 50,000*
"Better Place to Be" 118 — — — 51 — — — — N/A 50,000*
1973 "W·O·L·D" 36 26 37 14 9 16 21 34 — — —
1974 "Cat's in the Cradle" 1 1 6 3 7 — 6 53 — Platinum 1,500,000
"I Wanna Learn a Love Song" 44 40 7 — 36 — — 75 — N/A 100,000*
"What Made America Famous?" — 87 — — — — — — — N/A 50,000*
1975 "Dreams Go By" — — 33 — 31 — 81 — — N/A 100,000*
1976 "A Better Place to Be" (live) 86 76 — 80 — — — — — N/A 200,000*
1977 "Dance Band on the Titanic" — — — — — — 87 — — N/A 50,000*
1978 "Flowers Are Red" — — — — — — — — 19 N/A 50,000*
1980 "Sequel" 23 34 37 — — — — — — Platinum 1,000,000
"Remember When The Music" — — 47 — — — — — — — 100,000
"Story of a Life" 105 — — — — — — — — N/A 100,000*

Videos[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Harry Chapin IMDB".
  2. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 59. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "allmusic ((( Heads & Tales > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  4. ^ "allmusic ((( Sniper & Other Love Songs > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  5. ^ "allmusic ((( Short Stories > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  6. ^ "allmusic ((( Verities & Balderdash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  7. ^ "allmusic ((( Portrait Gallery > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  8. ^ "allmusic ((( On the Road to Kingdom Come > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  9. ^ "allmusic ((( Dance Band on the Titanic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  10. ^ "Rock Obituaries".
  11. ^ "allmusic (((Living Room Suite > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))"
  12. ^ "allmusic ((( Sequel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  13. ^ "allmusic ((( Greatest Stories Live > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
  14. ^ "allmusic ((( Legends of the Lost & Found > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
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